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Labor-only Contracting

Explore Labor-only Contracting in Contracting or Subcontracting (DO 174, s. 2017; DC 01, s. 2017; EO 51, s. 2018) for the Philippine Bar. Browse subtopics and…

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  1. Which statement correctly reflects the two branches of the labor-only contracting test in DO 174 Section 5?
  2. For the labor-only contracting inquiry, which kind of control is centrally relevant?
  3. Upon an established finding of labor-only contracting, how does DO 174 Section 7 treat the principal?
  4. A contractor has substantial capital but does not exercise control over the workers' performance; the principal control…
  5. A worker argues that performing an activity directly related to the principal's business, by itself, necessarily establ…
  6. A registered agency assigns workers to a production line. It has sizeable paid-up capital and supplies payslips, but th…
  7. A beverage company contracts with a genuinely independent distributor that uses its own relevant resources, runs a dist…
  8. Explain the relationship between the resource-and-relatedness branch and the control branch of DO 174 Section 5.
  9. A contractor has a registration certificate and substantial capital but leaves work methods entirely under the principa…
  10. Use Macalino to distinguish independent distribution contracting from a pure supply of workers under principal control.
  11. What does DO 174 Section 14 attach to failure to register as a contractor?
  12. Is an ordinary business permit necessarily identical to DOLE contractor registration?